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• Proper 4x4s 29 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  when the weather is bad or I need to visit a site. Budget - hmm, main car: upto £15K ish, second car: upto £7.5/8K So, my options:- Hyundai Terracan - had one, liked it. Will go anywhere, fairly cheap to run and warranty still valid for a couple of years at least. However, only 25-28mpg average
• Saxo 1.4 Petrol - Power cut outs 20 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, I have a Saxo 1.4 Furio. When I turn the engine on, it chuckles then starts, then its fine. Recently it has been doing it while the engine is already running, when sitting still, he my have a "Fit" and shaking. Not only not but my revs on my car either come down slowly or stay at 20 revs
• Rover 418 Steering Shake 13 May 2007 (Forum)
  . Imagine my surprise when it made the judder much worse. As I've read that any dirt/rust between the hub and disc could cause the disc to run out of true, I took the discs off and wire brushed and cleaned the hubs before refitting the discs. I also double checked that all the bolts were done up
• Mondeo head gasket 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hello again! Some weeks ago you all helped me with some advice about my Mondeo which had a very poor idle. After cleaning the Idle Speed Control Valve and the MAF Sensor (which the main dealer disconnected) the idle problem seems to be resolved... however... The car started running hot and I
• Ford Mondeo 1995 idle speed control 28 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  , leading to a stall. Can anyone tell me how good the diagnostic kit is at a main dealer and therefore how likely it is that the part I need is the Idle Speed Control Valve? Also, if it is this, is £120 too much to pay? Finally, what is the implications of running the car without the MAF Sensor connected
• Cold starting problem on a Nissan QX 26 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  pedal which is difficult to do and usually pushes far too much petrol through the motor, usually flooding it. The problem is only evident when the car has been left over ten hours without running - if it is left for a shorter time it will start and cold idle perfectly. Efforts by our dealer to cure
• So why not a Yaris then? 23 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  My wife has had a Eunos/MX5 for several years now, utterly reliable and lots of fun especially in the summer. it has been used for local runs, backwards and forwards to work/shops etc. However my wife has developed a disc problem and my mother-in-law is increasingly in need of support. There has
• Volvo 240 severed tailgate wire 29 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  My car is a 1992 Volvo 240 SE manual 5-gear estate. Hopefully this is a more straightforward problem than my last post! Thank you for the answers. The problem is that the wire that runs to the high break-light has severed at the tailgate hinge. I've got round this up to now by wiring the number
• Nissan X-Trail - troublesome! 9 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  intermittantly and can run beautifully. We have taken it in to Nissan 3 times since then and they claim the car is running "as good as gold" and the computers cannot find a fault. Extremely frustrating. So we will go back this evening to collect the car and inform them that we are not "legally accepting
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 98 1.4 - sluggish performance and EML. 8 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm a bit of a newbie. Not really a car expert but know enough to know my Astra isn't running right at the minute. I seem to be allsorts of problems with the thing at the moment and when I've taken it to the garage, they hook it up to the computer and tell me it's alright, it doesn't have
• Frontera diesel low idle + stall problem 20 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Got a 1999 Frontera Diesel 2.2DTI Manual with an idle problem. It starts fine and drives well until I sit at some lights etc and let the engine idle. After about 5 seconds idling, the idle drops by 100 - 150 rpm and the engine runs lumpy. Drive away, and the engine isn't pulling as well (very
• Bora 2.ol running probs/low mpg 22 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all Hope someone can help. I have a 1999 2.0l petrol Bora. Recently the car was sluggish and did't want to rev. I changed the air mass meter and...
• Bank the money or buy a sports car? 13 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  these being a bit tatty at this price, However, I could get the '111' for about £12k for a nice example, and I doubt I would lose much money on the car over 1-2 years. Would you agree? Also, running costs dont seem bad - it comes out at £700 cheaper to insure than the Cooper S for the basic Elise or £500
• Vectra CDX 1998 Air Con Problems 12 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  it was left parked in the sun for a couple of hours, compressor not engaged, when it had cooled later that night all fine again. I have checked under the bonnet for any bad connections when running but no joy. I have checked all the fuses , the wire at the compressor the relays (not sure which one works
• Vocabulary 24 May 2004 (Forum)
  where low life run riot with language dredged from sewer sludge. But I do think that sometimes the censorship and advice policy is just a bit Victorian. The admonishment above was in response to a post in another thread that referred to humorous number plate that, with a touch of imagination, suggested
• £15k Suggestions, A3, Civic, Golf, Mazda 2 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  with it outside of the usual wear'n'tear. 2) Comfortable I spend about 2.5-3 hours a day minimum driving this car, so I want to feel comfortable in it. 3) Eats up mileage I'm running about 25000 miles a year and would be looking to keep hold of this car for 3-6 years I reckon. 4) Petrol or Diesel I need
• Xantia TD starting 22 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  it from (Peugeot main dealer) and they diagnosed a broken connection to one of the glowplugs, which they repaired free of charge for me. Again, all was well, but this morning I came to firing it up... and it wouldn't! The symptoms are similar to those experienced when you've run out of fuel. I start
• Q Car 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Picture the scene. Three cars, all with drivers behaving themselves, gently running up to a roundabout on an NSL A road. Nice, shiny, 03 reg BMW Coupe 330i, leading a filthy dirty, knocked and banged about, brake-dust-blackened alloys, apparently povert spec, SAAB 9000 on a G plate, and then me
• Renault 19 Problem 13 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Can any one help me with a problem I\'ve got with a Renault 19 GTS-X 1.4 ENERGY. The problem is it will not idle. Other than that it runs great, accelerates normally, it doesn\'t misfire, it\'s not using excessive amounts of fuel or oil, and it starts first time every time. It is a 1390cc
• Vectra DTI fuel problem 29 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  First problem ever with my 98 Vectra Dti this morning. After a good run yesterday it simply wouldn?t start this morning in the drive. The engine was spinning over well but with no signs of even beginning to fire. Eventually for the first time I called on my breakdown service and Green Flag arrived